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A psalm of David. A song.</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Praise awaits <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or befits; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.">b</a></sup></span> you, our God, in Zion;</p><p class="line2">to you our vows will be fulfilled.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>You who answer prayer,</p><p class="line2">to you all people will come.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>When we were overwhelmed by sins,</p><p class="line2">you forgave <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or made atonement for">c</a></sup></span> our transgressions.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Blessed are those you choose</p><p class="line2">and bring near to live in your courts!</p><p class="line1">We are filled with the good things of your house,</p><p class="line2">of your holy temple.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,</p><p class="line2">God our Savior,</p><p class="line1">the hope of all the ends of the earth</p><p class="line2">and of the farthest seas,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>who formed the mountains by your power,</p><p class="line2">having armed yourself with strength,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>who stilled the roaring of the seas,</p><p class="line2">the roaring of their waves,</p><p class="line2">and the turmoil of the nations.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;</p><p class="line2">where morning dawns, where evening fades,</p><p class="line2">you call forth songs of joy.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>You care for the land and water it;</p><p class="line2">you enrich it abundantly.</p><p class="line1">The streams of God are filled with water</p><p class="line2">to provide the people with grain,</p><p class="line2">for so you have ordained it. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or for that is how you prepare the land">d</a></sup></span> </p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>You drench its furrows and level its ridges;</p><p class="line2">you soften it with showers and bless its crops.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>You crown the year with your bounty,</p><p class="line2">and your carts overflow with abundance.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;</p><p class="line2">the hills are clothed with gladness.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/65-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The meadows are covered with flocks</p><p class="line2">and the valleys are mantled with grain;</p><p class="line2">they shout for joy and sing.</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotebot">In Hebrew texts 65:1-13 is numbered 65:2-14.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>befits</i>; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>made atonement for</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>for that is how you prepare the land</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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